Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-23


and the bills aggregate nearly on
: hundred. The bail in these case
viii be fixed by the judge befor
court djourns. In the cases Of thos
heretofore convicted under the law
the bail will probably be not les
than $3.50 in each case, as that is thu
lowest fine that can be assessed. II
other cases the lowest penalty is So
and bail will probably be fixed a
that amount. As soon as court il
over the Circuit Clerk will issue war
rants and the accused parties may be
arrested at once and put under bond
If they cannot give bond they can de-
mand trial at once before the Coun-
ty Judge, II they do not want to go
to Jail.
The Jennie Holman Combination
will play weeks engagement at the
Opera House, commencing Monday
evening. The company carries a
superb cornet band, and good music
as well as good performance can be
expected. Between the first and Sec
ond acts Monday night the Solo Or
chestra will play "Blacksmithing
In the Woods" The composition is
descriptive Of the life of blacksmith
in the woods. Commencing with a
night scene, during which rain and
wind whistling through the trees is
heard, morning is hailed by the song
Of the cuckoo and other birds. The
clock strikes five--the occupants of
the barnyard wake up-family pray
er is heard-the blacksmith fires his
forge and commences the ding-dong
labors of the day. BARLEY CampbellS
comedy, "Divorce," will be given
Monday night. Prices as usual.
At every term of Circuit Court and
frequently in the lower courts, per-
sons are convicted of carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons and fined $25
and sentenced TO 10 days in the coun-
ty jail, the lowest punishment under
the law, but we never hear of any
body being sent to Jail under these
verdicts. The law is not enforced
and the jsiler is knocked out Of So 90
in every such case. Jailer Long has
decided to make vigorous protest
and will in the future put in lis bill
for board in these and similar cases
whether the convicted parties are
sent TO Jail or not, and if it is not
paid will bring suit for the same. 1t
will be big thing to him when the
prohibition law begins to prohibit.
The County Court will meet next
month and II should at once take
steps to provide county work house
to make prisoners in the county Jail
work out fines. The prospect is that
that institution will be literally pat
ronized in the next few months and
steps should be taken at once to make
1t sustain Itself as far as possible.
All of the rock broken by prisoners
can be sold to the turnpike company
or the city at good prices. Ifthe coun-
ty court mas no authority to establish
work house, or authorize chain
gang, the Legislature should be asked
to attend to the matter next winter.
The anti-prohibitionists hold a
grand rally in Clarksville next Tues
day, two days before the election.
Hog. j. A. Mckenzie is one of the
speakers invited to be present. IL
Mr.. McKe is wise he will decline
to publicly array himself on the side
ola question that majority of the
people Of his own county are opposed
to. The best way aspiring politicians
can treat the prohibition question is
to let it severely alone.
Marshall Fox, worthless colored
tramp from Hopkinsville, entered
James p. Gill's stable several days
ann aud while unohsarved took the
whip from p. G. Hambaugh's buggy
and cutting it in two appropriated
the heavy end for walking cane
and threw the small end on the floor.
The whip was missed and search
made for it. Pretty soon anegro
woman was seen walking with the
other end. She told where she got it
rather than 60 to jail, and Fox was
caught and jailed.-Tobacco Leaf.